Leadership in Action: Dr. Isaac Mawuko Adusu’s Impact on Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

• By: Staff Writer Autism Spectrum News
• September 15th, 2025
• adult services leadership, advocacy and policy change, community collaboration, Fall 2025 Issue, healthcare administration, intellectual and developmental disabilities, staff training and retention, support programs
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In a significant stride toward enhancing care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Dr. Isaac Mawuko Adusu, author of the article “Using Physical Management in Safety Care: The Struggles of Group Home Direct Support Staff,” published in this edition of the Autism Spectrum...

Self-Reinforcing My Own Behavior Plan

• By: Travis E. Breeding
• October 1st, 2011
• ABA, adult services leadership, adults, applied behavior analysis, Asperger's Syndrome, behavior modification, positive reinforcement, self-reinforcement, social skills
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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is scientific approach that involves using modern behavioral learning theories to modify overt behaviors. As an adult with Asperger’s Syndrome, this is a theory that I find useful to practice in my own life. It is extremely challenging to self-reinforce my own...